Jon R. Collins Explained

Jon Richard Collins
Office:Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
Term Start:1966
Term End:1971
Predecessor:Milton Benjamin Badt
Successor:Elmer Millard Gunderson
Birth Date:7 May 1923
Birth Place:Ely, Nevada
Education:University of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)

Jon Richard Collins[1] (May 7, 1923 – March 12, 1987)[2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1966 to 1971.

Born in Ely, Nevada, Collins attended White Pine High School, receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]

On June 5, 1966, Governor Grant Sawyer appointed Collins to a seat on the court vacated by Milton Benjamin Badt. Collins was elected November 1966 to the four-year unexpired term.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in American Law. 2nd. 1979. Marquis Who's Who. 167. 978-0-8379-3502-7 .
  2. "Jon R. Collins", Reno Gazette-Journal (March 14, 1987), p. 16.